With a passion for connecting with the community to improve their health, community health officer (CHO) Pranav Kumar divides his workday in two. He spends the first half of his day providing comprehensive primary health care services at the Lagma Health and Wellness Center (HWC) in Sitamarhi District, Bihar, managing services and overseeing his team.
At Club Courage, midwives meet monthly to share, discuss and reflect on their professional and personal lives. Prompted by a set of discussion cards, they explore care for self, care for clients, care for family and care for colleagues. “Midwives face stress, trauma and life-threatening situations in their work. We face issues such as inadequate
The COVID-19 pandemic has interfered with primary health care across the world, not just by overwhelming health care systems, but also by leading people to delay seeking care. This was the case with Kouame.* “At the beginning of October 2022, I started having a fever every night and then a cough and finally I couldn’t
